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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1041726, member: 6229"]<b><i>Kurdistan Error Coin</i></b></p><p> </p><p>In expectation of Kurdistan gaining independence from Iraq after the second Gulf War (2003), Kurdish groups in exile authorized the first modern coins of Kurdistan. After the initial batch of 10 Dinar coins were struck, Kurdish officials discovered that the name of the country was misspelled using the Arabic alphabet. A new die was prepared and a corrected version was issued. <b><i>To the untrained eye, the difference is that the correct version has two squiggly marks in the bottom of the legend on the coin while the error version has only one mark</i></b>. </p><p> </p><p>Unfortunately the United States did not allow Kurdish independence, so this remains a government in exile issue. Only 300 pieces of the error version were struck. The 10 Dinar coins measure 39mm in diameter, are struck in Copper-Nickel and picture a Persian Fallow Deer.</p><p> </p><p>Herer's a photo of the corrected Kurdistan 10 Dinar courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery (<a href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com):" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.worldcoingallery.com):" rel="nofollow">www.worldcoingallery.com):</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/232-10d03&desc=Kurdistan%20x2%2010%20Dinars%20(2003)%20Deer&query=Kurdistan%20deer" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/232-10d03&desc=Kurdistan%20x2%2010%20Dinars%20(2003)%20Deer&query=Kurdistan%20deer" rel="nofollow"><b>KURDISTAN 2003 10 DINAR - CORRECT VARIETY - OBVERSE/REVERSE</b></a></p><p> </p><p>Here's a photo showing both versians of the 2003 10 Dinar side by side. Photo courtesy of Joels Coins (<a href="http://www.joelscoins.com):" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.joelscoins.com):" rel="nofollow">www.joelscoins.com):</a></p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.joelscoins.com/images/kurd10d.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.joelscoins.com/images/kurd10d.jpg" rel="nofollow"><b>BOTH KURDISTAN 2003 10 DINAR VARIETIES - SIDE BY SIDE </b></a></p><p> </p><p>Hope this was interesting...</p><p> </p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1041726, member: 6229"][B][I]Kurdistan Error Coin[/I][/B] In expectation of Kurdistan gaining independence from Iraq after the second Gulf War (2003), Kurdish groups in exile authorized the first modern coins of Kurdistan. After the initial batch of 10 Dinar coins were struck, Kurdish officials discovered that the name of the country was misspelled using the Arabic alphabet. A new die was prepared and a corrected version was issued. [B][I]To the untrained eye, the difference is that the correct version has two squiggly marks in the bottom of the legend on the coin while the error version has only one mark[/I][/B]. Unfortunately the United States did not allow Kurdish independence, so this remains a government in exile issue. Only 300 pieces of the error version were struck. The 10 Dinar coins measure 39mm in diameter, are struck in Copper-Nickel and picture a Persian Fallow Deer. Herer's a photo of the corrected Kurdistan 10 Dinar courtesy of Don's World Coin Gallery ([URL="http://www.worldcoingallery.com):"]www.worldcoingallery.com):[/URL] [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=img11/232-10d03&desc=Kurdistan%20x2%2010%20Dinars%20(2003)%20Deer&query=Kurdistan%20deer"][B]KURDISTAN 2003 10 DINAR - CORRECT VARIETY - OBVERSE/REVERSE[/B][/URL] Here's a photo showing both versians of the 2003 10 Dinar side by side. Photo courtesy of Joels Coins ([URL="http://www.joelscoins.com):"]www.joelscoins.com):[/URL] [URL="http://www.joelscoins.com/images/kurd10d.jpg"][B]BOTH KURDISTAN 2003 10 DINAR VARIETIES - SIDE BY SIDE [/B][/URL] Hope this was interesting... Clinker[/QUOTE]
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